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The 100th Anniversary of One of America's Worst Laws—the 1924 Immigration Act

This is the law that made most immigration presumptively illegal, with terrible effects that continue even today.

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How Biden Can Alleviate Pressure on the Border by Making Legal Migration Easier

Cato Institute immigration policy expert David Bier explains how it can be done, in a NY Times op ed.

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Impending Impeachment

Plus: a shaky bipartisan border deal, the looming Taylor Swift PSYOP, and the disappearance of the D.C. area's greatest landmark...

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My New USA Today Article on How Biden Can Ease Border Problems by More Fully Implementing His Own Plans to Make Legal Immigration Easier

The article is coauthored with David Bier of the Cato Institute.

Reason

Why Legal Immigration is Almost Impossible for the Vast Majority of those Who Want it

Cato Institute immigration policy expert David Bier outlines how the US immigration system bars the vast majority of potential migrants, much like Prohibition banned almost all uses of alcohol.

Reason

Raising Fees Won't Fix the Visa Process

The problem is the immigration process itself, not a lack of funding.

Reason

Assessing Biden's New Immigration Policies

Analysts differ on whether their net impact is more pro-immigration or more restrictionist. On balance, I think the former is closer to the truth. But there is some uncertainty here.

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Biden expands immigration tool that doesn’t require Congress

WASHINGTON — Two years into an administration that faces legislative inaction and numerous legal challenges to its immigration agenda, the Temporary Protected Status program has emerged as a key tool for President Joe Biden.

Tribune News Service

Biden expands immigration tool that doesn't require Congress - Roll Call

The Temporary Protected Status program has emerged as a key tool for President Joe Biden, two years into his administration.

Roll Call

Germany Is Planning To Reform Its Immigration Policies. The U.S. Should, Too.

With high job vacancies and a low birth rate, Germany is turning to the world to fill the holes in its economy.

Reason

David Bier on "What Biden Has Gotten Right on Immigration Policy"

There is much to criticize in Biden's record on immigration issues. But the administration has also made some major improvements.

Reason

In Arizona, Blake Masters and Kari Lake Embrace Bad Border Policies

The anti-immigrant tenor of the state's GOP candidates is keeping reasonable conversations about border security out of reach.

Reason

Sanctions Are Not the Way to Help Haiti

The U.S. should instead reform immigration pathways for Haitians to come to America and remove barriers for NGOs to do work in Haiti.

Reason

Don't Blame Migrants and 'Open Borders' for Fentanyl Entering the Country

U.S. citizens traveling through legal ports of entry—not undocumented immigrants—are primarily to blame for fentanyl inflows.

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Republicans bank on tough immigration line as US midterms near

Republicans are using anti-migrant rhetoric to redirect focus away from other issues before midterms, experts say.

Reason

Biden Says He's Pardoning 'All' Federal Weed Possession Offenders. He Isn't.

If you aren't a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent resident, you're out of luck.

Tribune News Service

Record pace for green cards won’t last without congressional action

WASHINGTON — U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is on track this fiscal year to process the most employment-based green cards in the history of the program, after several years of falling short on processing goals.

Roll Call

Record pace for green cards won't last without congressional action - Roll Call

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is on track to process the most employment-based green cards in the history of the program.

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Al Jazeera

Biden’s approach to migration: ‘More carrots and fewer sticks’

The Biden administration’s focus on multilateral regional cooperation, is a major break from the stance of Donald Trump.

Tribune News Service

Inflation and worker shortage fuel push on immigration bills

WASHINGTON — Rep. Dan Newhouse had a message for the grassroots organizers who gathered outside the Capitol to discuss what chances remain for bipartisan immigration legislation, such as his bill to address the labor shortages harming farmers in both red and blue states.

Roll Call

Inflation and worker shortage fuel push on immigration bills - Roll Call

Lawmakers are pointing to high inflation and critical labor shortages in a push for the Senate to take action soon on immigration bills.

Axios

Tech's immigration headache isn't going away

In a tight labor market, industry leaders say they can't afford to lose high-skilled workers.

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